Khanderi
…reign of the Maratha Emperor Shivaji Maharaj in 1679 CE to keep a check on the Siddis at Murud-Janjira fort and was the site of many battles between Shivaji's forces and the navy of Siddi. In November 1718, the island was the site of the Battle of Khanderi, where a small Maratha garrison under Mankoji Suryawanshi…